Back from Manchester Trans Pride March a little tired and much inspired! #TransRightsAreHumanRights ✊?️⚧️
#SocialistStandard #1452 was waiting on the door mat, speaking of which, Kier Starmer makes the cover following his meetings with ??
Obvs, the SPGB aren't fans of Labour, and this issue sets out what they're getting wrong (equally obvs, not dismantling capitalism!).
The "Capitalism is Mental" article looks like it might be interesting.
Trans Pride Manchester 2025 is this Saturday, 2nd August 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Mrs. B and I will be attending in solidarity, and looking forward to another lovely day, as we had last year 😊
Details, for anybody interested in attending or making a donation, are here:
https://www.transpridemcr.org/
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
"You are not the sum of the things you do wrong
In the eyes of someone who does not understand you" ❤️
? Kae Tempest
?Statue in the Square
? Self Titled
?️ https://youtu.be/aTDOFaAcEyc?si=V1GW3C_ZrO9B9FLw
I pre-ordered Kae Tempest's new album, Self Titled, with an accompanying zine (so this counts as a book post, yeah? ?), which arrived today, and it is excellent! ✊??️⚧️?️?
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
We went to Liverpool today to attend a protest in support of Trans Rights, so an after-protest visit to News From Nowhere was mandatory. I bought a book on the politics of mental health and a mug with a quote from living legend Kathy Burke:
"I love being Woke. It's much nicer than being an ignorant fucking twat." No argument from me!
I bought a couple of t-shirts from a shop up the road, too ?????♀️
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
In response to the UK Supreme Court's ruling today against the rights of trans people to exist, I've written the following to my MP (see in comments). I'd ask British Littens of good conscience to write to their own MP in support of our trans fellow citizens.
#TransRights ✊🏳️⚧️✊ 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵 #TransRightsAreHumanRights
You can find details of your MP and email them directly from this website:
https://www.writetothem.com/
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Sitting in the sun, Pot Noodle, Cheddars and pop for dinner, listening to Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan albums, just started Juno Dawson's HMRC 🧙♀️ #TransRightsReadathon 🏳️⚧️
Perfect day off 💖😌💖
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
"As I write this book in the spring of 2019, it has become something of a truism among my community of queer people of colour that the end of the world is nigh."
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
In addition to the books I‘m actually able to read during the #transrightsreadathon my #TBR is exploding with new selections I‘m super excited about! Some of which I‘m continuing next week and some of which are for later in the year. What are you all planning to read? #transrightsarehumanrights
pick#TransRightsReadathon Book 7
Engrossing and affirming. I cried happy tears!
#transrightsmatter #transrightsarehumanrights #middlegrademarch
pick#TransRightsReadathon Day 3
Rivers Solomon is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors! The Deep is at once devastating and beautiful, as you might expect if you‘ve read anything else of theirs. It is mythic and visceral. Even though it‘s short, it contains a full and rich world. I couldn‘t read this at anything close to my normal reading speed, it demanded and deserved time.
#transrightsmatter #transrightsarehumanrights
The issue is available for free download from the SPGB website: https://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/socialist-standard/2020s/2025/no-1452-august... 5d